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Thanks so much for posting this. I have one of these in my office. I just turned it off and unplugged it. It will be going to the dump tomorrow.

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Please consider — not to preach :) — please consider recycling it rather than just dumping it. Shit from that battery will leech into the water supply for years. Most municipalities have some way to recycle batteries. Cyberpower has a page about it, too — https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/company/recycling.aspx

Most municipalities that have transfer stations (dumps) have battery disposal there.

Oh yeah, by “take to the dump” I mean pay for a disposal sticker and put it in the e-waste shipping container with the other things to be recycled (which I am reasonably sure my town actually recycles).

Not having a UPS device also has risks. If you have any brownouts or surges then your electronics could be fried.

Most people assume surges are bad and use surge protectors. However, undervolts/dips/brownouts are just as much if not more damaging and people unawares don't realize that a surge only protector does nothing for them. At my house, the dips are much much more frequent and is why I have a UPS for my TV and other entertainment gear.

true, surge protectors are actual snake oil. 99% of people get em thinking it will protect em from lightning strikes ...

It does though? At some distance the surge from lightning will be weak enought to let the surge protector save the computer?

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